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Unparking (Activating) Your Domain Name

Once you determine which hosting provider to use, you must change the nameserver information on your account to unpark, or activate, your domain name.

To Unpark (Activate) Your Domain Name

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, select Domain Manager.
3. Select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
4. Click Nameservers.
5. Select one of the following:
   • I want to park my domains — Specifies you want to park your domain name on our parked servers. We automatically park your new domain name registrations. The parked page displays when someone opens your domain from a Web browser.
     
   • I want to forward my domains — Specifies you want to forward this domain name to another URL. For more information about forwarding domain names, see Forwarding or Masking Your Domain.
   • I have a hosting account with these domains — Specifies your domain name is hosted with us and you want to use our nameservers.
   • I have specific nameservers for my domains — Specifies your domain name is hosted with another company, and allows you to enter the company's nameservers.
6. If you selected I have specific nameservers for my domains, enter your nameservers. You must enter at least two nameservers for your domain name.
7. Click OK.

It takes about 4-8 hours for .com and .net domains and about 24-48 hours for all other domain extensions before nameservers on other networks are able to access the information after the central registry receives it. This period is referred to as the propagation period.